Locked safety garment hanger



July 19, 1927. A YITZG B. wElss LOCKED SAFETY GARMENT HANGER Filed June 2,' 1926 Patented July 1.9, `1927. y 4.UNITED STATES BENJAMIN WEISS, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

LOCKED SAFETY GARMEN'T HANGER.

Application nled June 2,

'ject matter of this application resides in the construction of the suspending element,

which, as shown, is made of a length of wire` 4bent centrally upon itself and sha ed to provide a short inwardly directed ock hook,

a suspending hook or loop, and a shank portion havin its terminals turned back-under the usual Tess supporting yoke or shoulderl bar. A spring wire gate closes the loop thus formed and interlocks with the hook to prevent the-hanger dropping oli' from its support, said wire gate preferably also beingy made4 of a length of wire centrally doubled upon itself and forming the spring means by turns in its own body.

A. further feature resides in providing av plate slidable on the yloo shank and co-'actmg therewith to lock t e garment clamps in an elevated or inoperative position. The locking and releasing of said clampsis executed through the elasticity of wire Shanks themselves, without any separate construe@ tions, as was shown in my co-pending application, referred to hereinbefore.

In 'order that the invention may be'clearly understood and readily carried into effect,

the same will now be described more fully,

tion on the li'ne 2 2 of Fig. 1,

with' reference l.to `the accompanying drawing?, inwhich; y. rf 1g. 1 is a front elevation of they-improved safety garment holder, and indicating by dotted lines the .upward swing :of the garment clamping arms, `v f. I

Fig.'2 is an enlarged .cross-sectional eleva- Fig. 3 is a detail plan/.view of the i/ol` i lowerI plateJ inv osition,

' Fig. 4 is a ragmentary view showing a 14, to hclose, sai

y modification.

Referring. to thev drawings, 10 indicates a yoke or ar, preferably' curved. from end to end, through which, at its longitudinal center, pass the shanks 11 and 12, respectively of a susipending hook 13.Aand a gate hook, the terminals of t else normal 192e. serial No. 113,2?5.

The suspending hook terminates in an ini wardly directed lock hook 15, over which the free end of the gate 14 engages. This free end is inthe form of a loop 14", and effectively interlocks with the said hook 15 to retain. the hanger on 4its support. Toq` provide easy spring action of bthe I provide coils 14h vin the forming the shank 12.

Clamp arms 16 are pivotally.v supported on the yoke 10, by links 17, through cross pins 18. Said links may be formed with lateral extensions 19 whichlie fiat against the sides of the heads 20 of the clamp arms, 16 to brace them against side strains; Each of the clamp arms 16 has a nose 21 which projects between a lock plate 22 and a fol'- lower plate 23, between which and the yoke 10 springs 24 are confined on the Shanks 11 ate 14,

paralle wires soV andv12 of the loop 13 and gate 14. The,

springs are normall under tension and urge the follower p ate upwardly against the noses 21, of the clamp arms 16, to force pads 25 on said arms into gripping contactwiththe garment to effectually prevent disv placement thereof.

`raised end portions 28, on which to press when forcing it down.

The Shanks 11 and'12 tens'icnally engage las the endsHof the opening 27 of the lockplate Y so that when it v isdepressed said Shanks will snap/outwardly when the plate comes oppo- 1- site tothe pockets,26 which will lock lthe parts with' the clamp arms elevatedf When ,the Shanks 'are pressed inwardl toward one another, the pockets will be orce/d outlv of engagement with the lock plate and the spring 24 will'force the parts back to the osition of Fig. 1. i

The ollower plate 23 has openings 29, much larger than'theshanks, which permits free movementsthereof.- In Fig. 4 ofthe drawings the Shanksv 11 .1 and 12 are shouldered, as at 30,.instead of Vbeing bent, to form the locking pockets 26.

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for. instance, comprise the making 'of the different elements of single wires instead o f the doubled up form used in the herein modification, with integral or separate springing means 14", dispensing with the locking hook end 15 and with the follower plate, pro

viding only one elastic element 24 instead of the two shown, makin the extensions 21 and pivots 17 diderent rom those shown, making the lock plate and follower plate as one unit, and so on.

What I claim as new, is:-

1.l In a garment hanger, the combination of a yoke, a-suspending hook comprising a parallel wire structure having a terminal lock-hook and a shank provided with shoulders, a spring ate coacting with said lock hook to normal y close the entrance to the suspending hook, said gate having a sha-nk of double wire construction and having shoulders corresponding to those of the other shank, said Shanks having an outward springing tendency, a lock plate slidable' on said Shanks, an 'u wardly urged spring supported follower p ate, clamping arms linked in pivotal relation with said yoke, each of said arms having a nose projecting between the'lock and follower plates whereby when the lock plate is depressed to engage the shoulders, the arms are locked in a raised position, as set forth.

2. In al garment hanger, a yoke, clamp arms hinged thereto, a suspending hook having a shouldered shank, a spring gate also having a shouldered shank, a follower plate on saidshanks, a -lock plate also mounted on said Shanks, said clamp arms being each provided with a nose projecting between said plates wherebyJ when the lock plate is depressed the arms will be raised and locked, and means for forcing said arms into the clamped position when the shanks are pressed outwardly.

, 3. A garment hanger comprising a yoke, and clamp arms pivotallyconnected thereto, a loop for suspending the yoke `and having a terminal inwardly directed lock-hook and a shank .passing through the voke and secured thereto, said 'shank being formed with alshouldera gate closing the entrance to the loop, its free end normally interlockying with the lock hook, said gate havingfa shank shouldered tocorrespond to the shoulder on thea/loop shank and passing through the yoke and secured thereto, means carried on the Shanks for swinging the clamp arms away from the yoke, means for locking the -arms in the raised position, and means for returning the arms to the normal clamped position when the shanks are pressed in- Wardly.. f

4. A garment hanger comprising a 'oke and a pair of clamping arms pivoted t ereto and normally bearing thereon, .a suspending member having a shank, a gate to close said member and also having a shank, said Shanks having shoulders, a lock plate, a follower plate `spaced therefrom, said clamping arms having extensions rojecting between said plates, means for e evatin the clamp arms to a locked position, an means for returning said arms in operative relation with the yoke when the Shanks are relieved of their normal outward spring tendency. f

5. In a garment support in combination with a yoke and clamp-arms acting in conjunction therewith to hold a garment, a hookhaving. a Shank, a gate also provided with a shank, each of Said Shanks having a shoulder, said clamp arms being provided with inwardly directed projections, a lock plate overlying said proJections, a follower plate underlying the projections, springs disposed under the follower plater tending to urge said plate and said projections upward .to normally force said arms into clamping relation with said yoke, said Shanks having a natural outspringing tendencv for the purpose set forth.

6. In a garment hanger, the combination of a yoke, arms pivoted on said yoke, elastic means normally closing said arms on said yoke, means whereby to counteract said elastic closing means and open said arms, means z -to releasably lock said arms in their open position, a suspending hook for said yoke having an open entrance, and a gate for said entrance normally kee ing the same closed but yieldin Ywhen so esired so as to hang the suspen ing hook on a su port.

7. In a garment han er o claim 6, said spring action of which is calculated to norgate being formed of e astio Wiramaterial and having coils formed on its own body the mally keep said gate in its closingr position. 4

,8. In a arment hanger of claim 6, aflockhook on said'suspending hook, said gate no1"- mally engaging( said lock hook so as to prevent said suspending .hook from being freed of its sup ort by an axial pull separatinggate, but said'gate beingA spring around said shank adapted to engage said extensions and normally keep said arms in a closed position. I

12. In a garment hanger of claim 11, a

` member adapted to engage said extensions when so desired and to counteract said spring thereby.

13. In a garment hanger, in combination, a yoke, arms pivoted in said yoke, a suspending hook with a shank secured to said yoke, elastic means to engage said arms and to normally keep them in a closed position on said yoke, a member slideable on said shank also engaging said arms and adapted to counteract said elastic means and open the arms when pressed against them, and releasable locking means on said shank to lock said member in a position when said arms are open.

14. In a garment hanger, in combination,

a yoke, arms pivoted in said yoke, elastic means to'normally kee said arms in a position closing on said yo e, a suspending hook with a shank secured in said yoke, a menu` ber co-operating with said shank to counteractsaid elastic closing means and open said arms when so desired, means to lock said arms in an open position, said means having outward springing tendency on said shank and being releasable by a pressure on them. 15. In a garment hanger having the usual yoke and a suspending hook secured thereto, arms pivoted. in said yoke, means to normally keep said arms in a position closing onv said yoke, a spring Oate for the open entrance of said suspending hook, two separate Shanks for said hook and said spring gate with a normal outward spring tendency, a member slidable on said Shanks to counteract said closing means and open the arms, bein v locked in its opening position by the outwar spring tendency of said Shanks but releasable therefrom by a pressure on said Shanks.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 29th day of May, A. D. 1926.

BENJAMIN WEISS. 

